Khalil Gibran Quotes

There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return.

You find true joy and happiness in life when you give and give and go on giving and never count the cost.

Dâna, charity. There is no higher virtue than charity. The lowest man is he whose hand draws in, in receiving; and he is the highest man whose hand goes out in giving. The hand was made to give always. Give the last bit of bread you have even if you are starving. You will be free in a moment if you starve yourself to death by giving to another. Immediately you will be perfect, you will become God.

We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

The only way to win happiness is to give it. The more we give, the more we have.

Nearly every moment of every day we have the opportunity to give something to someone else—our time, our love, our resources. I have always found more joy in giving when I did not expect anything in return.

I really, really try to be a good servant. It makes me happy when I'm a good giver without expectations.

Charity is without fear: having given all that it has, it has nothing left to lose.

The happiest people are the most giving people

The more generous we are, the more joyous we become.

One thing that I ask of you: Never be afraid of giving. There is a deep joy in giving, since what we receive is much more than what we give.

What good being object of charity? Give away, ne'er turn to ask in return, Should there be the wealth treasured in thy heart.

The most compassionate form of giving is done with no thought or expectation of reward, and grounded in genuine concern for others.

Be relentlessly generous, without focusing on when it will come back to you.

Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.

Advice: It's more fun to give than to receive.

To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own.

Young people, when they're left alone, always want to have compassion, and they always want to give. They always want to help people who are less fortunate.

To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.

Working on 'Big Give' was an opportunity that I felt compelled to do. It was my chance to share in showing people how they can give big in their own life, to send the message that giving goes way beyond the gift of money. We want to share that the best thing you can give is your time and understanding.

When I give somebody something and see their face, it just makes me so happy.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

There's no compassion like the penny.

Give [charity] without hope or expectation of any return. To give otherwise, indeed, would scarcely be to give at all, but rather a loan.

Philanthropy is never understood by those who don't have it in their own hearts.